Burglar alarm system having reduced wiring
US6952166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B25/045
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Normal hard-wired domestic burglar alarms have cables with six conductors extending between the alarm control panel and each event sensor (such as a PIR). Two of the conductors might provide current to a motion detector, two of the conductors might provide a circuit for a tamper switch, and two of the conductors might provide an indication of the motion detected by the motion detector. Wiring costs are reduced in the present invention by providing only two conductors which work to provide all of the functions of a six-conductor cable. To attach the two-conductor cable to a six-point terminal on the control panel, a special signal accessor and separator circuit is provided with six contacts to attach to the control panel terminals and two terminals for connecting to the conductor cable.
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